MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
distance learning technology have empowered
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
These MOOCs are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
distance learning organizations
must deal with
now that online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This scholarly new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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